Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 5217
Decision Date: March 5, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Iain Sherriff-Scott
Student Email: 15ifss@queensu.ca

Course: HIST400
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST405
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Mr. Sherriff-Scott:

Thank you for providing documentation related to your previous appeal to drop HIST 400 (F 2018). Based on this documentation, I have decided to change my original decision and grant your request to drop HIST 400 past the academic deadline.

Note that any change in academic registration (e.g. dropping courses) may impact government or private-firm student financial assistance eligibility and/or funding such as OSAP, scholarships, or bursaries. Please consult with the Student Awards Office (Office of the University Registrar, Gordon Hall) to understand the potential implications of changes to course or program registration and/or the consequences of not successfully completing the required course load. A change in academic registration may also affect a student€™s enrollment status as a full or part-time student, eligibility for student visas, or benefits through external agencies.

I am confident that in the future you will make every effort to inform yourself of the academic regulations concerning deadlines as they are outlined in Important Dates Section on the Arts and Science web page. These deadlines have been established by the Faculty of Arts and Science to ensure a fair and equitable treatment of all students allowing them to drop courses should health or personal issues affect their studies. The appeals process is designed to address problems that occur, or become more acute, after the week 8 deadline to drop courses.

Yours sincerely,



Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)


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